Forty years ago, the Toronto Centre mounted an expedition to observe the February 26, 1979 total solar eclipse from Gimli, Manitoba. Before organized tours to see eclipses were readily available, the Toronto Centre organized their own trip - with two chartered aircraft which left early eclipse morning and returned to Toronto later that day. The trip organizer, Michael Watson will review the circumstances of the eclipse and the efforts required to organize the expedition. A slide/audio presentation of the day trip was produced back in 1979.

Come join us to view the January 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse!

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:10pm

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:10pm, 9:15pm

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:10pm, 9:15pm

https://www.earthhour.org/

http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy_Day

Solar System Social is a space-themed speaker series that brings exciting ideas and research from the field of planetary science to the general public.

Ele Willoughby, PhD, talks about her experience of being part of the Canadian Space Agency's Astronaut Recruitment Program. She will share what happens before an astronaut is selected and will discuss the exciting upcoming space missions.